Combined hemmer, tucker, and corder.



PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904..

L. A. & M. E. MITCHELL.

COMBINED HEMMER, TUCKER, AND GORDER. APPLICATION TILED JULY 20, 1903.

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INVENTORS 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904.

L. A. 6v M. E. MITCHELL. COMBINED HEMMBR, TUCKER, AND CORDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20,1903.

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IyI/ VTORS Zfa 'lllll UNITED STATES Patented August 2, 1904. I

PATENT OFFICE.

LOTTIE A. MITCHELL AND MARGARET ELLEN MITCHELL, OF HUNTING- TON, INDIANA.

COMBINED HEIVIMER, TUCKER, AND CORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,509, dated August 2, 1904.

Application filed July 20,1903. Serial No. 166,301. (No model.)

To all whmn it 71mg concern:

Be it known that we, LOTTIE A. MI'roIIELL and MARGARET ELLEN MITCHELL, citizens of the United States, residing at Huntington, in the county of Huntington and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Hemmer, Tucker, and Corder; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to attachments for sewing-machines, and has for its object to combine in one attachment a device for hemming,facing, quilting,tucking, cording,stitching bands, &c.

WVith this object in View our invention consists in the novel construction of the attachment, but particularly in the scaled bars.

Our invention also consists incer'tain other novel features of construction and in combi nation of parts, which will be first fully described and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate our invention in position for some of its uses, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the attachment secured to a machine and acting as a tucker. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attachment acting as a corder. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the attachment acting as a hemmer. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of presser-bar attaching piece. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken through bar 1 and presser-bar-attaching piece 8. Fig. 6 is a perspective of sliding member or gage 3. Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken through bar 4 and sliding member or gage 3.

Like letters and numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several figures, in which- A indicates that portion of a sewing-machine suflicient to illustrate our invention, and B is the presser-bar, carrying the presserfoot C.

6 indicates our attachment, which consists 5 of the rear double or slotted barl, secured to the downwardlyinclined spring-link 7, to which is secured the slotted bar a.

8 indicates the presser-bar-attaching piece, having its top surface cut out at 9 in order to accommodate the slotted bar 1.which is secured thereto by the set-screw 2.

10 indicates the strap which passes around the front of the presser-bar and which is secured to the presser-bar-attaching piece 8 by 0 means of screws 11. A thread-cutter 12 is formed on said strap, as shown in Figs. 1, 9., and 3.

3 indicates the sliding gage, which is employed as in hemming, as shown in Fig. 3, 5 said gage having a tongue 13 on its top to en ter the groove in the bar 4:, and said gage is also provided with an extension let, as shown in Fig. 6.

Secured to the spring-link 7 below the slot- 7 ted baht isa plate 15, which extends under and parallel with said slotted bar 1, as shown in Fig. 1. Secured to said slotted bar 4: by means of a set-screw 16 is a sliding gage 17, which is employed as in hemming, tucking, and cording, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, said gage having its bottom provided with a groove 18 for cording, as shown in Fig. 2.

Having thus set forth the several parts of our attachment, its operation is as follows: It will be seen that the bar 1 is scaled from left to right and that the rear section 1 of bar 4 is scaled from 0 to the right and to the left, while the forward section ,4 of said bar is scaled from left to right. The scale on 5 bar 1 and scale on forward section 4 of bar 4 are used in hennning, facing, and quilting, while scale on rear section 4: 01 bar at is used in tucking, cording, and stitching bands. For hemming, facing, and quilting the at- 9 tachment is moved so that the bar 1 is set by set-screw over point 0 or l, as shown in Fig. 3, and gage 3 is moved along bar 1 and set at O or 1] as shown at Fig. 3. Any

width hem or facing desired can now be made, the gage 17 being set on scale, as shown in Fig. 3, marking width of hem or facing, which may be one inch, two inches, &c., as

desired, the scales plainly indicating any Width. For tucking, cording, and stitching bands the attachment is moved and the bar 1 is set as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Gage 17 marks width of tucks and 3 the spaces. For instance, for a one-inch tuck the gage 17 is set at 1 on scale of rear section 1 of bar 4 and gage 3 at 2. This makes no space between the tucks; but any space desired can be had by moving gage 3 and on any material without marking or basting. For cording the attachment is set as shown in Fig. 2 and gage 17 is set on scale of forward section 4: of bar 4 at a point corresponding with that of scale of bar 1, while gage 3 marks space between the cords.

The plate 15'under bar 4. is for making tucks, as shown in Fig. 1, while the tuck is stitched downat the same time, the gage 17 marking width of tuck and gage 3 indicating thespaces.

Having set forth some of the operations of our attachment, it is unnecessary to go further into detail. We do not, however, wish to be understood as limiting ourselves to the exact construction herein set forth, as various slight changes could be made therein which would fall within the limit and scope of our invention, and we consider ourselves clearly entitled to all such changes and modifications.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a sewing -machine attachment, the combination of a slotted scaled bar and means for securing the said bar to the presser-bar of a sewing-machine at any point along said slotted bar, a slotted bar connected to said former slotted bar, and a plate secured under said latter slotted bar, between which plate and said bar, the material to be hemmed 0r tucked passes, a slidable gage having an inwardly-extending projection carried on said latter bar substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a sewing-machine attachment, the combination of a slotted bar and means for securing the same'to the presser-bar of a sewing-machine at any point along said slotted bar, a slotted bar secured to said former slotted bar, and a plate secured under said latter slotted bar, and a slidable gage carried on said latter slotted bar, and a slidable gage having a grooved bottom carried on said latter slotted bar, substantially asdescribed and for the purposes set forth.

3. In an attachment for sewing-machines, I

the combination oftwo slotted bars and means for securing the same to a sewing-machine at any point along one of said bars, a plate secured under one of said bars, between which plate and one of said bars the material to be hemmed or tucked passes, and two slidable gages carried on one of said bars, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof we afiix' our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

LOTIIE A. MITCHELL. M. ELLEN-MITCHELL.

Witnesses:

CLIFFORD F. JAoKMAN, JOHN H. KUNGE. 

